Grace PoeEFFECTIVE EMPOWERING ETHICAL

Educationi

Bachelors in Political Science, Boston College, USA (1991)

Studied developmental studies at UP for 2 years

Work Experienceii

Senator (2013-present) Movie and Television Regulation

and Classification Board (2010-2012)

VP and Treasurer, FPJ Productions and Film Archives, Inc

Teacher, product liaison, and product manager in the USA

Government Committees Chairediii

Committee on Public Information and Mass Media

Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs

Committee to investigate the Mamasapano tragedy, with 5 Senate hearing and 5 executive sessions

Laws Principally Authorediv

Principally authored 60 bills, 4 of which have been enacted or consolidated/substituted with enacted bills

RA10640 – Amends Section 21 of the Dangerous Drugs Act to enable the government to go after big time drug pushers

RA10639 – Provides free text alerts to citizens to bolster disaster preparedness and reduce risk during calamities

Programs Enactedv

Implementation of age-appropriate TV and movie classifications

Inter-agency initiative to protect child actors and young viewers

Participatory Decision- Makingvi

Led public hearings, as chair of public services sub-committee, on MRT and LRT issues

Led public hearings on bills geared towards increasing film tourism, promote indie films, and decrease piracy

Raised citizen's concerns during the public hearings on the PDAF issues

Pro-Poor Programs Sponsored Senate bill that

would provide free lunch to public school studentsvii

Sponsored Senate bill that would protect Filipino children and mothers in the first 1000 days after they are bornviii

Allegations Accused of failing to meet

the 10 year residency requirement to run for presidentix

Actions to Improve Ethics Kontra Daya convenor

against election fraud in the 2004 electionsx

Sponsored the Freedom of Information Act (passed Senate Reading) -- advocates clean government by institutionalizing transparency and accountability in all transactions and operationsxi

Authored two Senate Bills (2485 and 2425) that aim to empower the Office of the Ombudsman, which investigates and prosecutes government officials accused of crimexii

Introduced Senate Bill 2578, which would punish the illicit enrichment of public officials through illegally acquired propertiesxiii

Misc. Actions "She renounced her

Philippine citizenship to become an American citizen." (Tatad, 2015) xiv

Renounced her American citizenship in 2010xv

i Lo, Ricky. "Full of Grace." PhilStar Global, October 17, 2010. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/621349/full-grace.ii “Meet Grace - Grace Poe 2016." Grace Poe 2016. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://gracepoe.ph/meet-grace/.iii "Senator Grace L. Poe Biography." Senate of the Philippines 16th Congress. https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/poe_grace_bio.asp.iv "Bills - Senate of the Philippines." Senate of the Philippines 16th Congress. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/leg_sys.aspx?congress=16.v "Meet Grace - Grace Poe 2016." Grace Poe 2016. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://gracepoe.ph/meet-grace/.vi Ager, Maila. "Grace Poe Trumpets Accomplishments as Senator." Inquirer.net, July 10, 2015. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/704287/grace-poe-trumpets-accomplishments-as-senator.vii "Senator Grace L. Poe Biography." Senate of the Philippines 16th Congress. https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/poe_grace_bio.asp.viii Senate of the Philippines. "Poe: 'First 1,000 Days" All-Out Aid to Children a Must." News release, July 3, 2015. Senate of the Philippines, 16th Congress. https://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2015/0703_poe1.asp.ix Arcangel, Xianne. "10-Year Residency Requirement Disqualifies Grace Poe -- UNA." GMA News Online, June 2, 2015. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/497106/news/nation/10-year-residency-requirement-disqualifies-grace-poe-in-2016-una.x "Meet Grace - Grace Poe 2016." Grace Poe 2016. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://gracepoe.ph/meet-grace/.xi "Senator Grace L. Poe Biography." Senate of the Philippines 16th Congress. https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/poe_grace_bio.asp.xii Elemia, Camille. "The Leader I Want: Grace Poe's To-Fix List for 2016." Rappler, September 14, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/105026-grace-poe-leader-i-want.xiii Ibidxiv Tatad, Francisco S. "Did Grace Poe Run in 2013 While Still An American?" Manila Times, June 7, 2015. http://www.manilatimes.net/did-grace-poe-run-in-2013-while-still-an-american/189968/.xv Elemia, Camille. "Timeline: Grace Poe's Citizenship, Residency." Rappler, September 4, 2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/104731-grace-poe-citizenship-residency-timeline-arguments.